UFC Fight Night 260: Jake Matthews vs. Neil Magny Prediction for Saturday, 09/27/25

The third fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 260 will see Jake Matthews take on Neil Magny. This will be a fight in the UFC Welterweight division. Matthews enters this fight with an MMA record of 22-7 and 15-7 in the UFC. He is averaging 3.44 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 43%. Matthews absorbs 2.63 strikes and has a striking defense of 60%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 1.51 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 42% and a takedown defense of 67%.

Magny enters this fight with an MMA record of 30-13 and 23-12 in the UFC. He averages 3.45 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 46%. Magny is absorbing 2.47 strikes and has a striking defense of 51%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 2.15 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 39% and a takedown defense of 55%.

Because Matthews is the overwhelming favorite in this fight, we will be looking for this fight to end inside the distance. Matthews has seen 4 of his last 8 fights end inside the distance, while Magny has seen 7 of his last 9 UFC fights do the same, which includes his last 4 UFC fights in a row. Based on this, backing this fight to end inside the distance will be our play.